Briton in Everest skydive attempt

A BRITISH woman plans to skydive over Mount Everest.

Holly Budge, 29, is attempting to be the first woman ever to parachute jump over the world’s highest peak.

She will take off from Syanboche airstrip in Nepal’s Khumbhu region and climb to 465 feet above Everest before jumping out.

Budge will hurtle past the mountain for 17,150 feet, reaching speeds of 180mph before landing in a meadow below.

The interactive designer and film-maker from Bristol has been in training since April. She will carry an oxygen mask on the descent and use a large parachute due to the thin air around the mountains summit.

She is completing the dive to raise money for two charities, The Hampshire Autistic Society and Regain.

The thing I'm looking forward to moust is just going to be Everest.

Holly Budge

She said: "The thing I'm looking forward to most is just going to Everest. It will be amazing."